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Do CT Scans Cause Cancer? Study Finds Imaging May Fuel 1 in 20 U.S. Cases Each Year
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Computed tomography, or CT scans, could cause 5% of U.S. cancers each year, a new study ...
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CT Scans Could Soon Be Behind 5 Percent Of New Cancer Cases – What Does This Mean?
The team’s model predicted that approximately 103,000 cancers per year – around 5 percent of the 2 million new cancer ...
5% of US cancers may be caused by medical imaging radiation
CT scans are vital for effectively diagnosing problems with bones, muscles, organs and blood vessels. But overuse could be ...
Are CT Scans Causing Cancer? Startling Discovery Links Them to 100,000 Cases Annually in the US
A new study warns routine CT scans may cause 100,000 US cancer cases yearly, including 10,000 in kids. This raises concerns ...
These strange, hybrid Earth lifeforms could survive on Mars, new study hints
Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...
Want to know how to survive in space? Ask a tardigrade
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, which took place from March 10–14 in The Woodlands, Texas, witnessed some very ...
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After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained "damage" while traveling to the launch site in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman, Cygnus is one ...
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What happens to DNA data of millions as 23andMe files bankruptcy?
Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...